Thursday, June 2, 2011

Stuffed Green Pepper Soup

I love me some stuffed green peppers! This soup is a nice way to change it up and still get your kick. My mother-in-law's ward at church just published a cookbook and this recipe came from it. I made a few small changes of my own and came up with the following:

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)

1 lb. ground beef

2 green bell peppers, chopped

1/4 c. diced onion

1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes

16 oz. tomato sauce

1/2 cup water

1 cube beef bouillon

1 tsp. parsley

1/8 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

1/2 Tbl soy sauce

1 cup cooked white rice

DIRECTIONS

1. In a skillet brown beef over medium high heat. Drain off any fat. Add the peppers and onion to the meat and sauté for 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with juice, water, bouillon cube, parsley, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the rice and heat through, simmering about 10 more minutes.

The original recipe says to simmer 30 to 45 minutes but I thought that was unnecessary. Feel free to do so but I just got everything good and hot, gave it about 15 minutes to let flavors set in and then I served it up. Pretty low-key and very tasty!

About Me

On October 14, 2010 my husband and I celebrated our 2 month anniversary. We were sitting on the couch, after work and I turned to him and said, "We've been married 2 months and I've cooked something different every night!" He congratulated me and asked, "Do you think you could do it for a year?" Ever competitive, I smiled at the challenge and emphatically said, "Yes". This blog is to document the last 10 months of my challenge. The deal is, I have to make one new main dish each day, for either breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I have no formal training in the kitchen, but I can follow a recipe and I love variety and trying new things in life, including food. My husband may think I cook for him because I love him, and yes this is true. But let's be honest, I love food just as much as he does! I am obviously in need of good recipes that fit a newlywed's budget, so please share some of your recipes in a comment! I hope you enjoy the next 10 months as much as I do and I hope that it will inspire you to spend a bit more time preparing a well balanced meal to share as a family each night and to get out of that comfort zone and try something new!